Contact Foster and Adoptive Family Services (embrella) at 800.222.0047 or scholarships@embrella.org. In addition to staff being able to answer any questions you have over the phone or through email, we also have webinars regarding post-secondary education, financial aid, the FAFSA and NJFC Scholars Program applications available throughout the year. For more information, please contact Scholarships Program Manager Ebony Lenard.

• Resource Family (foster parent)

 

• Group Homes

 

Independent Living Facilities

The FAFSA is a form produced by the Federal Department of Education which allows all students to apply for federally funded student aid. Applications can be obtained at www.fafsa.ed.gov or by calling the FAFSA hotline at 800.4.FED.AID. The FAFSA must be completed for a student to complete their NJFC Scholars application.

For the NJFC Scholars Program application, it is required that you submit proof of a completed FAFSA for the current academic year. This may be in the form of a Student Aid Report (SAR) or confirmation page/email from the FAFSA. A document from the post-secondary institution you are attending showing your financial aid award is also acceptable.

The school you attend must accept Federal Title IV funding and be in the United States. An easy way to see if your school or program accepts Title IV funding is to ask the Financial Aid Department or check https://fafsa.ed.gov/FAFSA/app/schoolSearch?locale=en_EN. Schools and programs that accept Title IV funds have an assigned school code, which can be found on the federal website. You may also contact embrella for assistance.

Please note, based on the eligibility criteria some students may be limited to attendance at a New Jersey Public institution. Contact embrella for more information.

The EOF program was created to ensure meaningful access to higher education for those who come from economically and educationally disadvantaged backgrounds. To ensure the opportunity to attend college, EOF provides supplemental financial aid to help cover college costs and hosts an array of campus based outreach and supportive services. For more information or to find out if your school participates, please visit here.

It is strongly encouraged that students submit their applications and any other required paperwork without delay in order to be given the highest consideration for receiving this scholarship, as well as to help the NJFC Scholars Program meet the deadlines set by the applicant’s post-secondary institution.

Applications completed in full by the priority deadline will guarantee that accepted students names will be included in the first requests for information from the post-secondary institutions for scholarship reimbursement.

The priority deadline for fall is July 1, however, applications will continue to be accepted until September 1 for Fall and Spring and February 1 for Spring only.

Completed applications can be mailed to:

embrella
Attn: Scholarship Department
101 College Road East Floor 3
Princeton, NJ 08540

Or faxed to:

609.520.1515

Completed applications can also be scanned and emailed to scholarships@embrella.org.

If the information received in your packet is incomplete, a scholarship representative will contact you. Your application will not be processed and eligibility will not be determined unless it is completed prior to the application deadline.

To be completed applications are processed in 3 to 5 weeks. If you are found eligible for the NJFC Scholars Program, you will receive an email notifying you of your eligibility. You will also receive a welcome packet in the mail that includes important program information and policies, and instructions for accessing your scholarship funding. This packet will include the business card of your Scholarship Coordinator, who can help guide you and answer any questions regarding your scholarship funding. If you are not found to be eligible, you will receive a formal detailed letter in the mail.

Your assigned Scholarship Coordinator will contact your post-secondary institution to determine your billing and registration status. If you have a balance due at your school, some or all of your scholarship award may be sent directly to your school to cover this balance. Tuition and fees are always a first priority for NJFC Scholars funding.

Based off of legislation requirements, only students who are eligible for the Federal Education Training Voucher or State Option funding will be eligible to receive Educational Supports. Educational supports can be requested by using the Educational Support Request Form, which is found in your welcome packet, or by emailing the request to your Scholarship Coordinator. Tuition need is taken into account by the NJFC Scholars Program before educational supports can be awarded. Educational supports are awarded on a case-by-case basis and amounts may vary depending on the time in the semester that they are requested. Supports are not automatically renewed; they must be requested in written form each semester. Contact your Scholarship Coordinator for more information about Educational Supports.

By voluntarily participating in the NJFC Scholars Program, there are a few responsibilities required of NJFC Scholars. All scholars are expected to comply with these requirements:

• Scholars must maintain and check their email regularly
• Scholars must update their Scholarship Coordinator immediately if any contact information (mailing address, phone number, email address) changes
• Scholars must meet the Academic Policy
• Students eligible for Educational Support Requests (ESR) are responsible for submitting their ESR form to their Scholarship Coordinator each semester
• Funding may only be used for the purpose indicated on any received promissory emails. Misusing funding may result in termination of funding and/ a removal from NJFC Scholars Program